Our team is debating whether to build custom BPM workflows from scratch or use template marketplaces. While open source gives flexibility, the development time adds up. For those who’ve used Latenode’s template approach: How does the template modification process work? Are there cost traps when adapting pre-built solutions versus full customization?
Used their customer onboarding template as base. Customized 30% via visual editor without coding. Saved 3 months dev time vs building from zero. Marketplace templates include compliance checks our team would’ve overlooked. Pricing is per-process-instance, scales better than hourly dev costs. See examples: https://latenode.com
Factor in maintenance costs - our custom solution required 2 dedicated engineers. With templates, updates come from marketplace creators. We pay 15% of template revenue share but eliminated 2 salaries. ROI positive in 8 months.
templates good for 80% common cases. budget 20% time for custom biz logic tweaks. still cheaper than full dev